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so this has been a policy that has skyrocketed during the obama administration. there have been now over 300 drone strikes in pakistan alone. thousands of people killed the amazing thing about it is how, one, we of been like to by people like john brennan, now the nominee for the cia, saying it had been almost no civilian casualties. and the other is how incredibly counterproductive this policy is because it is the best recruiting tool for al qaeda and the taliban. going to pakistan and feeling the visceral hatred toward the united states -- even here the foreign minister of pakistan when asked, why do three out of work consider the u.s. the enemy, she had a one word answer -- drones. this is calling millions of people, in fact, three out of four would be 100 billion pakistanis, to feel the u.s. is our enemy and hate us. i think the drone policy under the obama administration is making as less secure and is setting a precedent that says we can go anywhere we want, killing one we want on the basis of secret information. in the meantime, selling drones across the w
so this has been a policy that has skyrocketed during the obama administration. there have been now over 300 drone strikes in pakistan alone. thousands of people killed the amazing thing about it is how, one, we of been like to by people like john brennan, now the nominee for the cia, saying it had been almost no civilian casualties. and the other is how incredibly counterproductive this policy is because it is the best recruiting tool for al qaeda and the taliban. going to pakistan and feeling...
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the obama administration meanwhile reportedly has decided to exclude cia drone strikes in pakist from new legal oversight for targeted killings overseas. the washington post reports counter-terrorism adviser and cia-nominee john brennan has signed off on a plan to exempt the drone attacks in pakistan from a list of operations that would be covered under newly enacted rules. areas covered in the so-called play book include the process for adding names to kill lists, the principles for killing u.s. citizens abroad, and the command chain for authorizing cia or u.s. military strikes outside war zones. the exemption of drone strikes in pakistan would allow the cia to continue carrying them without -- tearing them without a legal framework for a to two years. the hostage standoff in a jury of his ended in the deaths of dozens of people, including up to 48 of the captured workers. algerian forces say they recovered at least 25 bodies after storming the militant held gas complex saturday, bringing the confirmed death toll to least 80. witnesses say the hostages were brutally executed. the tol
the obama administration meanwhile reportedly has decided to exclude cia drone strikes in pakist from new legal oversight for targeted killings overseas. the washington post reports counter-terrorism adviser and cia-nominee john brennan has signed off on a plan to exempt the drone attacks in pakistan from a list of operations that would be covered under newly enacted rules. areas covered in the so-called play book include the process for adding names to kill lists, the principles for killing...
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has vowed to have a more transparent administration is this yet another example that that in fact is not the way it played out i would say his his continuation of the surveillance state really expansion of the bush era surveillance policy is one of the most egregious failures of the obama administration especially because he knows better he knows exactly what he's doing and that's what makes it so disturbing and what we really saw with that why in a minute that was subsequently turned down by the congress was the senator wyden and senator udall and others really just wanting to know the basics of this fight what kind of information it collects on whom they want to know something things like how many people are being severely surveilled for instance and whether communications between americans are being reviewed or whether it's just between americans and people in foreign countries so facts like that that we haven't actually gotten any answers to and that we aren't going to get any answers to in the future and in the time in the near future anyway it also was made back in one thousand
has vowed to have a more transparent administration is this yet another example that that in fact is not the way it played out i would say his his continuation of the surveillance state really expansion of the bush era surveillance policy is one of the most egregious failures of the obama administration especially because he knows better he knows exactly what he's doing and that's what makes it so disturbing and what we really saw with that why in a minute that was subsequently turned down by...
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is this an indication of some tough battles ahead for the obama administration as it launches into the second term. we will talk about that and a whole lot more. you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto-insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. thor gets great rewards for his small business! your boa! [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! ahh, the new fabrics. put it on my spark card. ow. [ garth ] why settle for less? the spiked heels are working. wait! [ garth ] great businesses deserve great rewards. [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? [ cheers and applau
is this an indication of some tough battles ahead for the obama administration as it launches into the second term. we will talk about that and a whole lot more. you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families...
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>> i think ten years ago, even in the beginning of the obama administration, i think once he was elected, we all thought progressive president, good things are going to happen. then, mitch mcconnell and john boehner came and said stop. i think people just thought that will happen because we elected him. we learned that. the president learned it. i think msnbc learned it and congress and the public most importantly learned it. that this just doesn't happen because of an election. it happens because of an election and then it means going online, it means doing rallies, it means educating your neighbors at church and the workplace and in school. >> now, you're using the word takers in this speech, i mean going right after the right and a reminder of people what the election was about. i looked right across at paul ryan when he said it. i mean, given the republicans parties and their positions right now, can he get this agenda done? >> i think republicans sometimes look to the next election, too. and when they think about how the demographics are changing, how the philosophy of young people
>> i think ten years ago, even in the beginning of the obama administration, i think once he was elected, we all thought progressive president, good things are going to happen. then, mitch mcconnell and john boehner came and said stop. i think people just thought that will happen because we elected him. we learned that. the president learned it. i think msnbc learned it and congress and the public most importantly learned it. that this just doesn't happen because of an election. it...
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they are called citizen co-chairs, something new the obama administration decided to launch. eight people were chosen by the president's inaugural committee because they are said to reflect the core values of the administration. ken yet ta jones is one of the citizen co-chairs and joins us live. you must be very excited about being one of only eight people excited. each of you is said to reflect a different aspect of the president's first term. what is your story? what do you represent? >> actually, i represent label, uaw, and the auto industry. just labor in america, which is what america was made on the backs of labor people and we represent america in that's expect. >> so how were you chosen and how did you find out? >> well, actually, i was chosen based on my past participation from introduction for president barack obama in toledo, ohio, scott high school, and that carried on to being a spokesperson at the democratic national convention, as an american hero and then a week ago, i got the call to participate here as a co-chair. >> so the eight of you met with president ob
they are called citizen co-chairs, something new the obama administration decided to launch. eight people were chosen by the president's inaugural committee because they are said to reflect the core values of the administration. ken yet ta jones is one of the citizen co-chairs and joins us live. you must be very excited about being one of only eight people excited. each of you is said to reflect a different aspect of the president's first term. what is your story? what do you represent?...
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he we joined by transportation security administration on pistol. that gets underway on 11:30 a.m. also this afternoon a discussion on immigration, trade and safety along the u.s.-mexico border. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- [cheers and applause] spent this weekend the 57th presidential inauguration as president obama begins his second term, sunday the official swearing in ceremony at the white house live shortly before noon eastern. our coverage include your phone calls and begins with a look back at the president's 2009 inaugural address at 10:30 a.m. each and. -- eastern. live all the coverage begins at 7 a.m. eastern time on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. joining the conversation by phone, on facebook and facebook.com/cspan, and on twitter, #inaug2013. >> high, barack hussein obama -- >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> that i will execute the office of president to united states fatally. >> i will execute -- >> faithfully the office of the president of the united states. >> when chief justice john roberts administered the oath to barac
he we joined by transportation security administration on pistol. that gets underway on 11:30 a.m. also this afternoon a discussion on immigration, trade and safety along the u.s.-mexico border. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- [cheers and applause] spent this weekend the 57th presidential inauguration as president obama begins his second term, sunday the official swearing in ceremony at the white house live shortly before noon eastern. our coverage include your phone...
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it was no accident in 2008 when president obama selected then senator joe biden to be his running mate. you'll remember it served in the senate for 38 years. at the time he won the democrat national nomination. barack obama only served the united states senate for only two. joe biden is an old hand at what goes on here. and you have seen that played out over and over again over these past four years. the vice president put in charge with republicans on the debt ceiling and brought in most recently for these 24 proposals that have been put forward on the gun control. and the vice president brokered that last minute deal being avoided at the end of the year. when you look at the obama presidency and four years from now when this history is going to be written, vice president joe biden is going to fill a roll in that history that is particular to him and larger than any other vice president we have seen before. really reinvented the vice president before that, they did not have all that much to do besides check on the health of the president. but really, the modern era now we've seen this
it was no accident in 2008 when president obama selected then senator joe biden to be his running mate. you'll remember it served in the senate for 38 years. at the time he won the democrat national nomination. barack obama only served the united states senate for only two. joe biden is an old hand at what goes on here. and you have seen that played out over and over again over these past four years. the vice president put in charge with republicans on the debt ceiling and brought in most...
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administration is moving more towards a strategy and tactics, a smaller footprint in the middle east, right, less intervention oriented and more strategic. if you look at the selections for his defense team, he's interested in prosecuting the war on terror in a very different way. at the end of the day, i hope the middle east works some of its issues out without a lot of u.s. intervention, but we can't predict what may or may not happen in the next four years in that region of the world. >> interesting because robert gibbs echos the sentiments james is sharing with regard to the time this president has. and robert says a year and a half at best to get something actually accomplished. it's sort of a myth when a president is re-elected. four more years. you hear the chants of people. not so much. >> two max i would think. >> i think probably the biggest potential disaster would be a terrorist attack in this country. why it hasn't happened since 9/11, i don't know. >> welet's hope it's vigilance. >> i hope it is. how we respond will be huge, how the president responds will be huge. i th
administration is moving more towards a strategy and tactics, a smaller footprint in the middle east, right, less intervention oriented and more strategic. if you look at the selections for his defense team, he's interested in prosecuting the war on terror in a very different way. at the end of the day, i hope the middle east works some of its issues out without a lot of u.s. intervention, but we can't predict what may or may not happen in the next four years in that region of the world....
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and the obama administration, to act. she is the director of the bipartisan policy center's homeland security project, and her movie, killing in the name, did an extraordinary amount to expose the fact that much of al qaeda's poor is against in a sense muslims. there's lots of big shots and mission, and one of them, a great favorite of mine, bill webster just walked in, but weighing in at 100 pounds, carrie may actually be the heavyweight. so welcome, carrie. welcome to all of you, and welcome to janet napolitano. [applause] >> are you embarrassed? oh, good. that was my intention. okay, madam secretary, let's start with cyber. you have said that a cyber 9/11 is not an if, but a win. what would a cyber 9/11 look like and how soon could it happen? >> it could happen imminently. what would it look like? it could take many forms, but let me just give one that may come to mind, which is what happens when the electric grid goes down. you saw that during sandy, and you see how that impacts everything from the ability to heat hom
and the obama administration, to act. she is the director of the bipartisan policy center's homeland security project, and her movie, killing in the name, did an extraordinary amount to expose the fact that much of al qaeda's poor is against in a sense muslims. there's lots of big shots and mission, and one of them, a great favorite of mine, bill webster just walked in, but weighing in at 100 pounds, carrie may actually be the heavyweight. so welcome, carrie. welcome to all of you, and welcome...
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services administration. ms. hyde was nominated by president obama and confirmed by the u.s. senate in 2009 as the administrator of samhsa. she has served as a state mental health director, state human services director, city housing and human services director, as well as ceo of a private, nonprofit managed behavioral health firm. she is a member of or has served as consultant to many national organizations including the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, the american college of mental health administration, and the united states department of justice. our second witness is no stranger to this committee. dr. thomas insel, director of the national institute of mental health at the national institutes of health. he has been director since the fall of 2002. prior to that, he was professor of psychiatry at emory university, and he was the founding director for the center of behavioral neuroscience, one of the largest science and behavioral centers funded by the national science foundation. he has pub
services administration. ms. hyde was nominated by president obama and confirmed by the u.s. senate in 2009 as the administrator of samhsa. she has served as a state mental health director, state human services director, city housing and human services director, as well as ceo of a private, nonprofit managed behavioral health firm. she is a member of or has served as consultant to many national organizations including the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, the american college of...
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both parts of the administration. president obama facing a bit of a fight for his next secretary of defense, chuck hagel, on capitol hill. >> the president, with a big smile. same, big, gregarious charm on the platform. >> as you were talking about the clinton foundation, president carter's work, as well, president obama will have to start thinking what he will do in his postpresidency. matthew dowd, talk about president george w. bush. he also has set up a foundation in texas. >> one of the things that immediately happened afterwards, was the decision where the presidential library is. what initiative do you want to be in, postpresidency. and how do you want to conduct yourself in the aftermath of your presidency? and that's a huge part of what goes into the next four years. >> crowd gathering on the mall right there. >> again, we urge all of you to bring your families in to watch because an inauguration speech is not just another speech. i want to go to mark updegrove right now. as you watch, as a historian. mark? >
both parts of the administration. president obama facing a bit of a fight for his next secretary of defense, chuck hagel, on capitol hill. >> the president, with a big smile. same, big, gregarious charm on the platform. >> as you were talking about the clinton foundation, president carter's work, as well, president obama will have to start thinking what he will do in his postpresidency. matthew dowd, talk about president george w. bush. he also has set up a foundation in texas....
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the realities of what's transpired in the last year of the campaign, realities of the obama administration taking its campaign organization that raised a billion.one dollars in the last four years, now being transformed into an operation to advance the obama agenda, means republicans will play nice today they'll maturity the president today and ready to do battle tomorrow. we'll send it back to new york under a beautiful inaugural sunrise. >> gretchen: all right. exactly what's going to happen. carl cameron, thank you so much. we can thank brian for you being first. >> brian: right. >> gretchen: let's go to the number two guy, doug mckelway who is sometimes number one. thousands of people joined the president and vice president as they make their way from the capitol to the white house. this is all part of the parade, right, doug? >> sure is, gretchen. i wish you guys had come to me about a half hour earlier because we had the most spectacular sunrise. we're facing east along the pennsylvania avenue, facing toward the capitol and the sun came up directly behind the capitol. we are situated
the realities of what's transpired in the last year of the campaign, realities of the obama administration taking its campaign organization that raised a billion.one dollars in the last four years, now being transformed into an operation to advance the obama agenda, means republicans will play nice today they'll maturity the president today and ready to do battle tomorrow. we'll send it back to new york under a beautiful inaugural sunrise. >> gretchen: all right. exactly what's going to...
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immigrants, it was the obama administration that angered many latinos, and especially latino interest groups by increasing the number of deportations. the president is hoping now that this actually gives him some credibility as he tries to negotiate an immigration reform package with republicans. and anderson, one of the things we have seen since the election is the republicans know the math. they see the demographics of this country. they realize they have a crisis. they cannot be a viable national party if they keep getting such a tiny percentage of the latino vote. so on the immigration issue, loggerheads with the conservative base. probably some common ground. on the other things, i think one of the reason the president tried to be optimistic and reach outside of washington, he knows on the details on almost everything else, tough sell. >> tough sell indeed. we have new folks to stand by. jack schlossberg, grandson of john f. kennedy jr. joins us as well as paula begala, who is much older, cnn contributor and republican consultant. jack, you had written a while ago on cnn.com abou
immigrants, it was the obama administration that angered many latinos, and especially latino interest groups by increasing the number of deportations. the president is hoping now that this actually gives him some credibility as he tries to negotiate an immigration reform package with republicans. and anderson, one of the things we have seen since the election is the republicans know the math. they see the demographics of this country. they realize they have a crisis. they cannot be a viable...
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. >> pelley: what can president obama do for the states in a second administration? >> i think the smooth imlimit station of the affordable care act, so-called obamacare, which is off to a very good start and it's quite familiar to us in massachusetts because it's modeled on what we've had since 2006 but i think it's a big list for a lot of states and i think the partnership that h.h.s. has shown already with the states and the flexibility has been enormously important. beyond that, i think a growth agenda which is about investing in our future is enormously important to everything and every citizen. >> schieffer: governor, if you were to put a headline on the president's speech today, what would be the headline? what's the hook? >> i think i'd say "new resolve." i think what we'll see in the second term is a fresh resolve from this president. a dorplgs continue to try to pull us together. to ask people to turn to each other rather than on each other. to be very, very specific about the big lifts we have to do in gun safety, in immigration reform and, above all, in w
. >> pelley: what can president obama do for the states in a second administration? >> i think the smooth imlimit station of the affordable care act, so-called obamacare, which is off to a very good start and it's quite familiar to us in massachusetts because it's modeled on what we've had since 2006 but i think it's a big list for a lot of states and i think the partnership that h.h.s. has shown already with the states and the flexibility has been enormously important. beyond that,...
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obama administration, here he is is chief justice john roberts. >> i sol lemly swear that i will faflth execute the office of the of the united states. ithfully execute the office of the of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> and there he is president obama taking the oath of office for the fourth time in his presidency. took the oath four times. >> an interesting little tidbit. that will be a trivia question in presidential history for the rest of, you know, our days. there it is. welcome back, speaking of president obama, and tell you what the leader of the free world is up to today. down at the whitehouse. >> this is the full court press. "the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. i want the people who watch our show, to be able to come away armed with the facts, and the arguments to feel confident in their positions. i want them to have the data and i want them to have the passion. [ music ] heard aroun
obama administration, here he is is chief justice john roberts. >> i sol lemly swear that i will faflth execute the office of the of the united states. ithfully execute the office of the of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> and there he is president obama taking the oath of office for the fourth...
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and i've been speaking to some people very close to the obama administration, who played a big part in his foreign policy team and i think they realize big challenges are coming, particularly in the middle east. >> and what's coming is the state of the union which is the president's next chance to do a deeper dive and get granular, but fate has a funny way. >> and things are a little bit out of his control. i don't know what he would say in the -- in the state of the union that's very different from what he said here. he can outline principles which are we support democracy. but if you're dealing with a region that is collapsing, state implosion in parts of the middle east, renewed and revised tribalism and conflicts, i don't know how defending a general principle of supporting democracy is going to contain the challenges in a very big region of the world. >> in a way, david, this mirrors the conference you had yesterday on "meet the press." it's kind of the changing world, the unanticipatables, the algerias that we did not know were out there a week ago. >> and this question too that
and i've been speaking to some people very close to the obama administration, who played a big part in his foreign policy team and i think they realize big challenges are coming, particularly in the middle east. >> and what's coming is the state of the union which is the president's next chance to do a deeper dive and get granular, but fate has a funny way. >> and things are a little bit out of his control. i don't know what he would say in the -- in the state of the union that's...
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carrying forward the obama administration foreign-policy, and i urge his speedy confirmation. as we have heard from both the chairman and the ranking member and just now, senator warren, he will bring a record of and service that is exemplary. he has a few of the world that he has acted on first as the youngest, returning veterans from vietnam who appeared before this committee through the time that he served with such distinction as its chairman. he has been avow department this administration and to me personally. he has fought for our diplomats and development experts. he understands the value of investing in america's global lead. and as we work to implement the accountability review board recommendations, he is committed to doing whatever it takes to prevent another attack and protect our people in posts around the world. now, working together, we have achieved a great deal, but the state department and usaid have a lot of unfinished business from afghanistan to non-proliferation, climate change, some -- so much. the need to continue ramping up economics as a tool for a a
carrying forward the obama administration foreign-policy, and i urge his speedy confirmation. as we have heard from both the chairman and the ranking member and just now, senator warren, he will bring a record of and service that is exemplary. he has a few of the world that he has acted on first as the youngest, returning veterans from vietnam who appeared before this committee through the time that he served with such distinction as its chairman. he has been avow department this administration...
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[applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] >> ladies and gentleman, the daughters of the united states, malia obama and sasha obama. [applause] ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ [chanting "obama"] >> ladies and gentlemen, dr. jill biden accompanied by mrs. john boehner, deputy clerk of the house of representatives, robert reeves. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of the united states, mrs. michelle obama accompanied by the clerk of house of representatives -- [inaudible] [applause] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states, joseph r. biden, accompanied by inaugural coordinator for the joint congressional committee on inaugural procedures, the sergeant at arms, the house that the sergeant at arms, said a majority leader harry reid, and house democratic leader, nancy pelosi. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, barack obama accompanied by the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, sergeant at arms terence at jenner, the house sergeant at arms, pulte irving, senator charles schumer, senator lamar al
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